Danish filmmaker Kristian Levring filmed and produced a music video for the song after Oh Land expressed interest in collaborating with him.

Oh Land re-recorded the song in Danish for her 2018 soundtrack Watermusic; the new rendition features guest vocals from Oliver Arndt de Thurah and was retitled "Elsker dig mer".

Bennett interpreted the lyrics as a "girl who is perhaps incapable of love and commitment" but by the end of the song, it is revealed that "it's the guy who is the asshole", to which Oh Land confirmed and said, "Yeah, so it's like, 'fuck you!'".

[10] James Christopher Monger from AllMusic called the song a "better version" of Oh Land's single "Cherry on Top" (2013) and described it as "stark and surprisingly quaint".

[11] Neon Tommy's Jennifer Joh wrote that "Love You Better" and album track "Kill My Darling" were both "dark and calmly chaotic", adding that their "satisfying harmonies [will] make one's head spin".

[12] Christopher Monk, a writer for musicOMH, noted that Oh Land's self-produced songs on Wish Bone ("3 Chances" and "Love You Better") are both "pretty", but ultimately she claimed that "they belong on a different album altogether".

[13] Following the release of the official music video on 21 October 2016, "Love You Better" entered the digital component chart in Denmark, which strictly tracks download sales from songs in that country.

Oh Land had wanted to collaborate with Danish filmmaker Kristian Levring on several occasions but due to scheduling conflicts they were unable to work together.

However, he finally agreed to produce a music video for her in 2016 and she allowed him to pick any song from her catalog for the clip; he ultimately chose "Love You Better".